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concatenation vs catena

catena vs concatenation

concatenation and catena both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
concatenation Yes No No No
catena Yes No No No
As nouns, catena is a hyponym of concatenation; that is, catena is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than concatenation:
  • concatenation: a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
  • catena: a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
Other hyponyms of concatenation include daisy chain.
concatenation (noun) catena (noun)
the act of linking together as in a series or chain a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
Difference between concatenation and catena

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